The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1887-11-03
LOCAL NEWS.

OpOANSOA 0otuuCS az CIC 1duIGOU6
depot has returned from his Iowa
visit.
The Cornet band has hired Turner
Hall for dance Thanksgiving. Give
the boys a good turnout.
There is TO be surprise party ut
E. Rogers this evening. Humans
orchestra will furnish the music.
Argus. 81 Rev. G.. B. Barnes, of
Wahpeton, occupied the pulpit of
the FIRST Congregational church yes.
terday morning.
John Shippam has for sale several
billiard tables, also several pool
tables with cues etc. complete in
good condition cheap for cash.
The Band of Hope, an organization
composed of children will give their
literary and musical entertainment
at Turner Hall Monday evening.
Admission ten cents.
Sumner Post gives campfire at
their elegant hall, this Thursday
evening. when it is presumed that
everyone attending will have a good
time. All are invited.
Breckinridge Gazette Charlie
Oliver has bought for the firm new
rubber stamp for envelopes. 1t is
an ugly looking object to find on a
neat white envelope, and the word
Breckinridge is spelled with an co."
George L. Parker and A. j. Jack
son of Ortonville, passed through
the city this week on their way to
the Minnesota pineries deer hunt
ing. These gentlemen have been
very successful the past two seasons
in pursuit of this sort of game.
Jessie Ketchum, Sr., while riding
on load of furniture, Tuesday, he
was moving to Sprague Lake, was
thrown from the load, striking
on his head, and was discovered in
sensible by Mr.. Stevenson. Mr..
Ketchum was moved into Mr.. Muir.
phys and at last accounts was doing
finely.
Ottertail county, Minnesota, has
another outrageous murder. 1t oc.
ours that three brothers named Lucy
at dance at Henning Thursday
evening of last week set upon a
young man named Gates and beat
him to death with slung shot or
something Of that sort. This is a
second murder in that county within
a few weeks, and these wicked mur.
ders seem to average one or two over
there yearly. A little judicious
lynching would he good thing in
that county and we think especially
in this case. Make an example of a
few of the pluguglies, just for the
good of the county and the COM
munity at large.
There has been something of a
change in the political aspect of af-
fairs in the Fourth commissioner
district since our last issue, the dis.
trict convention having been held.
Peter Kramer has carried off the
nomination, Mr.. Mcmillan dropping
out, leaving the vote II for Mr..
Kramer and IL for Mr.. Davis. This
was a turn we were not looking for.
Mr.. Mcmillan has made a most ef-
ficient commissioner, and since Mr..
Kramer has the nomination instead
of Mr.. Davis, our first choice in case
a change was to be made, we have
no complaint to make-none at all.
Mr.. Kramer is an old settler in the
county and is a straightforward,
bright and successful young man,
and if elected would undoubtedly
make painstaking and conscien-
tious official.
The Rev. .Messrs. Bar n es of this city
and Baird of Fargo exchanged pull
pits last Sunday, morning and even
ing, each discussing the local option
question in the evening. The con.
gregation here is said to have been
we'll pleased with Mr.. Baird-in fact
thought he got off the biggest argu.
ment of the season. And this week
we ran up against a letter written
from Fargo to a citizen,in this city
sayiug that MIR. Barnes carries more
guns than anybody on this question
having delivered the argument of
the season at that city. That in
fact saloon keeper having heard
him through, remarked "Well,
that knocks me out, / sell no more
whisky" and closed his saloon door
the next morning. We think there
is no doubt ABOUT these two gentle
men being the sledge hammer
orators of the northwest, and think